U.S. Senator Mark Warner (D-Va.) used a special Town Hall session hosted by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) Wednesday to issue a call for both new patent legislation and immigration reform to help drive capital investment and ...
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The National Retail Federation (NRF) calculated that retail employment was down 21,600 jobs in January 2014, yet up 230,000 jobs year-over-year. December retail employment figures were revised up to a gain of 57,000 jobs. The Bureau of ...
House Republicans are considering their options on tying proposals they want to see to passing an increase in the debt ceiling, among them fixing the way Medicare pays doctors. Democrats and the White House are making it increasingly clear ...
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The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) today announced that worldwide sales of semiconductors reached $74.65 billion during the second quarter of 2013, an increase of 6 percent from the first quarter when sales were $70.45 billion. ...
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Congress will begin its summer break this week without any plan for high-skill immigration. But here's what to watch for when lawmakers return in September. House Republican leaders have been working on an immigration strategy since the ...
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Jerry Wright, president and owner of AAA Glass in Fort Worth, Texas, says that the Texas glass industry has already come to terms with the idea of immigration reform and stands ready for whatever form of it eventually becomes the law of the ...
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New-home production and remodeling contribute billions of dollars to the nation's economy each year, and with the right policies in place housing can serve as a catalyst to boost job and economic growth, the National Association of Home ...
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The Senate immigration bill's H-1B restrictions have clearly upset Indian IT services providers. But sometimes being in a tough spot can prompt a company to find new ways of approaching problems, as Infosys is doing with a plan to use ...
Tags: Immigration Reform, Software Robotics, Computer Products
High-tech's leading advocate in the immigration bill fight, Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), has bought himself some time, perhaps until Tuesday, to try get the immigration bill changed to the liking of the tech industry. Negotiations are ...
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Many U.S. tech companies are pushing hard this year for an increase in the number of high-skill immigrants allowed into the country, but many veteran IT workers question their motives for wanting to increase the number of visas under the ...
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Facebook CEO and co-founder Mark Zuckerberg has gathered technology luminaries to start an advocacy group focused on immigration and education. In an op-ed piece he wrote for The Washington Post, Zuckerberg announced the formation of ...
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Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has unveiled a new political action group he is spearheading to press for reforms in areas including immigration and education. "To lead the world in this new economy, we need the most talented and ...
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The federal government begins accepting new H-1B visa petitions today, with demand expected to be heavy. And the initial rush is going to be followed by much fury. Industry proponents of the H-1B visa will argue -- at megaphone strength ...
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New legislation introduced by a bipartisan group of 10 U.S. senators would nearly double the number of H-1B visas that companies can get each year to hire foreign high-skill workers, including technology employees. The Immigration ...
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The group of U.S. Senators who are leading an effort to develop a bipartisan comprehensive immigration bill want it to include a so-called STEM visa. The bipartisan group of eight senators Monday released the framework for an immigration ...
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